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Secondhand Serenade
You know John Vesely - a.k.a. Secondhand Serenade - is a true-blue romantic, when the basis behind his pseudonym arises from the songs he writes to "serenade" his wife, with millions of adoring fans around the world getting to hear them "second-hand."
Following the success of his debut album, Awake in 2007, Secondhand Serenade releases with his much-anticipated follow-up, A Twist In My Story on February 5, 2008. It has spawned the smash single "Fall For You" and his latest "Your Call." Rightfully titled, the album finds Secondhand Serenade adding onto his signature raw vocals and guitar with the use of orchestration and a full band.
With A Twist In My Story, Vesely works with two industry heavyweight producers, Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails, Angels & Airwaves) and Butch Walker (Fall Out Boy, All American Rejects), and ventures into "a whole bunch of different styles of songs." He knew that crafting these songs in a new environment was essential in terms of his growth as an artist, but Vesely remained mindful to never allow his surroundings change his artistry at its core.
The album finds Vesely coming off of one of the most hectic years of his life after appearances on MTV, Yahoo! Music, AOL, Music Choice, in Rolling Stone, and more. Rigorous national tours followed with other notable artists including the Plain White T's, All American Rejects, and Hawthorne Heights. Vesely has also recently wrapped up a 24-date tour as a headliner.
Overall, Secondhand Serenade is out to please his supporters, whom he notes have helped him to reach this point in his life. It is for this reason that he prides himself on keeping a personal connection with fans both on-line and at performances.
A Twist In My Story is a new chapter for Secondhand Serenade, taking you through the highs and lows of love and life. John Vesely is what we call a modern day storyteller, following a path all his own while putting a new twist on his timeless tale.
For more on Secondhand Serenade, check out www.myspace.com/secondhandserenade
Have A Very Happy Lunar Moo Year!!
KANYE WEST
Having dropped out of the Chicago State University to pursue a career in music, Kanye West first left his mark as a hit-making producer for the likes of Jay-Z (2001's The Blueprint), Alicia Keys and Janet Jackson.
His debut album, The College Dropout (2002), was released to critical acclaim, going triple platinum, and the world sat up and took further notice of one Kanye West. Meanwhile, the super-producer went on to work his magic on smash singles like "Overnight Celebrity" by Twista, and "I Changed My Mind" by Keyshia Cole.
In 2005, Kanye launched his second album, Late Registration, which spawned immediate club smashes like the rocking "Gold Digger" featuring Jamie Foxx, and earned an astounding eight Grammy nominations including Album of the Year, and Record of the Year for said song.
The outspoken rapper gave us Graduation last year, and won us over with yet another chart-stomping single called "Stronger," its synth-based beats making it a constant feature on the club circuit.
Having wowed the world all over with his Glow In The Dark Tour, Kanye West has since been making waves with his latest release, 808s and Heartbreak, an album that has broken new ground, as he sings more than rap, with the aid of Auto-tune. Despite some controversy, the album was more-than well-received, hitting the #1 spot yet again, both the album and the immensely irresistable first single, "Love Lockdown."
Looks like The College Dropout can still go places after all.
For more information, check out Kanye’s official site: www.kanyeuniversecity.com
To all MTV bloggers..Happy New Year 2009! Hope have a wonderful year!
To MTV..Hope something new and fresh on this site and tv for new year!
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THE KILLERS
Inspiration has never eluded Las Vegas' The Killers, and it's a damn good thing it hasn't, because their newest record, their third studio album entitled Day & Age is full of their finest songs to date.
Formed in Las Vegas in 2002, the band belongs to the lineage of high-energy rock bands that manage to be both commercially successful and critically acclaimed (both of their studio albums have received endless column inches bursting with praise), and it's almost mind-blowing to consider that without the classifieds section of a local paper, they might have never been.
Flowers first met guitarist Keuning while perusing said classifieds for fellow musicians; when Dave's ad mentioned The Beatles, Oasis and more, Flowers knew he was on the right track. They claimed the name The Killers (taken from the bass drum of a fictional band in a New Order video), and eventually recruited Stoermer and Vannucci into the fold, all of them agreeing that there seemed to be an intangible something to the music they were making, as well as the response they were generating from people who saw them play.
Their debut, Hot Fuss, catapulted them onto the global stage upon its 2004 release, selling millions of copies around the world. The band toured for two years straight, playing more than four-hundred shows, and eventually returned to Vegas to begin to work on the follow-up album. The result is a love letter of sorts to their hometown entitled Sam's Town, which was released in 2006 and spent forty-two weeks on the Billboard Top 200.
The signature first single off Day & Age is the synth-heavy "Human," four minutes of sweeping, epic rock. But The Killers also experiment with different instruments here. "I Can't Stay" has a tropical sound and, as the Flowers says, "could be the most perfect pop song we've ever written." "Losing Touch," meanwhile, is a gorgeous uptempo track with bright horns and grim lyrics that lend it an ominous vibe. "Spaceman," an unabashedly arena-sized glam-rock number whose associative lyrics reference, among other themes, alien abduction. More than anything, The Killers are excited for their fans to hear what they've been creating, though, says Stoermer, "We're always a little nervous about whether people are going to like it."
The people have in the past, and they will, yet again.
To find out more about The Killers, check out their official site at www.thekillersmusic.com